compliance | Nicole Wilde

Should You Expect Total Compliance from Your Dog at All Times?

In a recent conversation with another dog owner, I heard this phrase: “She’s being a little s#*%!” When I asked what the woman meant, she...

Are You Always Your Best Self? Cutting Your Dog Some Slack

“You just don’t seem like yourself today.” Has anyone ever told you that? Or maybe a friend did something that caused you to think, “Wow,...

Did Your Dog Really Blow You Off?

I’ve seen it way too many times. An owner has asked a dog to do something, and the dog doesn’t do it…so the owner repeats the request...

Is Your Dog Being a PAIN?

I can barely concentrate long enough to write this blog, as I’m in serious pain from a root canal. Not just any root canal, but one where...

Giving Dogs the Benefit of the Doubt

Walking my dogs in the freezing cold of 6:30 a.m.—yes, it dips below freezing even here in southern California—has its benefits. It gives...